Minnow bucket carrier and aerating device



Oct. 5, 1943. w. F. COLLIER MINNOW BUCKET CARRIER AND AERATING DEVICE Filed June 17, 1941 Wa/LEM l Patented Oct. v5, 1943 mnnow bucket may-'be attachedto'and carried whereby .air may; be. delivered: :inici 'me minriow b llcket :beneath tHE-mmf Wife!! level' thereof uponzforward travel'of the' automobile', so as to effectivelykeep` the minnows or other livebait withinlthebucket aliveduring transit@AY Generally-described; the presenti invention con.-y l

templates rthe provision ofa` carrier'ffor 'all ordi` nary minnow :bucket having' meansy tof mount' the same upon-an automobile exteriorly o! the'vlatter;

and means to supportan delivery funnel'y in l PEODQI relatiorixto' the xninnow` l'nicketV so that kfunnel opensinthe direction; olf the'line oi* and;` deliver it into the 'minnowi-bucket'bel'ow 'the traifelV oitheiautomobile to-xeiectively collect: air Y normal-waterzlevel thereof. tcarrier ispreferably, 'adaptedfto` beattached to the: front bumper ofi-the automobile, fand' is 'preferably adjustable togireceive` minnow 'buckets of diferenty einen". Also,V the support for the air delivery Vtunnelpret erably provides fr verticaladjustment of the latter so that-itymaygbe adjustedrprvperlywith relation t the particular size or mizmow bucket bucketor itsremoval relative to, thewcarrier.. I

The;PresentA invent-ion also. contemplates a ininnow vbucket fcarrier--andfaerating device; of

thejavbovekind. which is extremely-simple and' durable in/ constructioix,V easy to install-and use, and -,.9ih9rwe Wellfltdaptedf te meet-:uithzwerequirementsffor a successful commercial use..l

They present invention 'K consistsAp-gin, the novel form, cpmbinationvnd'arrmgement oli` parts reinafter -moreiully described, shown the accompanyingdrawing andclaimed.; A y f Inthe drawing: i y Figure lis a view. partlygingmde elevationy and 4partly in Vertical section, showing a -minnow bucket carrier and aerating device constructed in accordance with the present invention and operatively mounted upon the front bumper of an automobile. A f

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view showing the upper or intake end of the air delivery funnel.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section on line 4 4 of Figure 2 showing details of the clamping'band 4forming part of the minnow bucket carrier.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section takenA on line 5-5 of Figure 2; and y f being-carried and) nsothat; i1; maybe i elevated out of the Way to permitinsertiomoiiztheiminnow ',fFigure 61 va'Sfragrnentary*top plait viewshowing' an: arm. of' thefibase Tof .the bucket carrier, toe getherflwith its adjustablelbucketfretainingi jaw'.'

A Referringiin -detail to the drawing, k5 f'indicates a'conventionalminnowi'dr lvebaitbucket having `aicentraliventilatirrgopening"B in the top thereof..r and' adapted! to containwaterY as 'atlfirifwhich c the minnows or flivibait are placed." 'n 'Ihezpres ent inventionrelatesto a; carrier'foi". thebucketi' y whereby the; `latter may: be attachedA tofand car'-f ried; by. automrbile exterio-rlyY oifth'e flatter. Such':carrier:preferablyincluds .a baise composed of: rigdlyassbatedacrossedfbars providing aplurarlity otriidialiarms @which arev preferably of l channel form;'with;side'-fianges facingupwardly Slidabiy fitted the arms 84 are l adjustable am gular'jawss whclrgare adjustable radially t'o sui-t the particulardiameterLeiaithebucketV 5r being carriedsgsaid jaws? being adapted to beset-to', eni gage thetsides? of the bucket at the lowcrfendof thelattfiriSO'as-to retaimsaid bucket against fate eraldisplacement.A The jaws 9 areihe'l'd in ad iusted positions: bymeans' of: bolts" 5H); passing through the? iawsfand Ithroughv the 'desired ones oda longitudinali/5 series of apertures I .i provided ,in 'the arms# 8. f :Integral with-and extending yup- I tachedftheretof, The 'other endet-spring l5 scarf standard ,il having'y rigidly attachedi te; the t upper end thereoia'fneiriDle `clamping 'band including i a horizontal resilient r1'1`e1'allic..band member I3 provided with: aliningfoiso-ft friction material H v l onthezinner tacefthereof. The clamping band is of; split construction. and preferably hastlfieends thereof connected byan elastic,` tightening device consisting ci abracket. |5 slidably adjustable on cme-Midv pertiorro'f the band; member ti and havingl one end 01a helical'jtensi'onfspringv11S-Ya*- ries @hook J1; detachably kengagedfznya loop-like link. I8 pivotallycarried ibya tightening leven-i9 which; isf jin turn@'pivet'ed-N asiat- 213 pto the otherr end of band I3. In use, the bucket 5 isset within the clamping band, after which the link IB'is engaged' over the hook I1 and the lever I9 'is swung toward the band member I 3 in a direction away from' spring I5 so as to placethe latter Y" under tension and draw the clampingband into tight or. snug gripping engagement with the bucket 5 rat 'a point intermediate the .top andr bottom of uthe latter. By adjusting the bracket l5 longitudinally of the band member I3, the clamping band may be varied in size to accommodate the buckets of different sizes or diameters, and it will be seen that the jaws Sand the clamping band Aprovide for rmly holding the bucket carrier to an automobile exteriorly of the latter,v vThis means Vis'preferably adapted to attach the carrier to the front bumper of the automobile, in which case it consists of a vertical bare2l A rigid with and depending from the base preferably at the point Where=the arms 8 cross, Vand .a clamping plate. 22` adjustably connected to the bar 2IV by means of bolts 23. The larrangement is b.

such that the bar `2 I may be disposedsat one side of the front automobile bumper 24 andftheplate,

22 may be disposed at the othergnside .of said-v. bumper, after which the nuts on boitsza may be i tightened so as to draw the plate 22 ,toward the bar 2| until the carrier is rmly clampedtofthe bumper.V Y

The present invention also contemplates the provision of meansfor deliveringffresh-air into l the `bucket 5 beneath the normal water level on which the rdevice is mounted.v -For this pur'- pose, I provide an air vde1ivery`-iunnel25 which thereof, upon forward travel of thefautomobile;v

is'of lelbowform and preferably.taperssmaller from vits upper horizontal rend to its ,lower vertical end. The smaller vertical'end of the funnel 25 is .adapted topass through the opening 6 in the top'fofy the bucket15 and be'positio'ned to extend below thegwater level in rthe bucket as shown clearly in V*Figure l,v Also,` the upper end oflfunnel 25 Vis arranged to'v face forwardlyfor in the direction of the line of travel 'of the auto- `mobile on which the device is mounted; In this way, fresh air is eiectively caught by the funnel and delivered .rearwardly 1 and downwardly :into

theminnow bucket below the water level of the K latter, thereby effectively aerating the'water and assisting in keeping the live bait' 'within Ythe bucket alive during transit. The. funnel 25 is supported in proper position by4 means of a* ver tical supporting bar 26 attached to the upper end of thefunnel 25las at 2I and depending from the' latter-with its lower end slidably receivedin the channel-shaped upright I2.' The upright IZ-has a cross pie'ce'28 connectingithe side flanges theref of near the upper endfof the same and behind- A which the supporting bar 26 is disposed,V a set screw 29 being threadedV through ,the cross vpiece 28 in position to impinge the bar 26 and main-k tain it in the desired vertically'adjusted position.y Thus, the funnel may b e. properly set and main-v tained 1in rset oradjusted position with respect to' a particular size of pail secured uponV the" carrier. Also,-the set screw 28 may be loosened y so as to permit the funnel 25 to be elevated out of the Way entirely 4above the minnow bucket, f

whereby said bucket may be conveniently placed upon or removed from the carrier. This'rnay'be facilitated by swinging the lfunnel 25 to a gen' eral horizontalpositon above the hinge connection 21 between the supporting bar 26 and the funnel, and such hinge connection includes a pivot bolt which may be tightened to fix the funnel against swinging relative to the bar 28 when the device is operatively disposed as in Figure 1.V l'

Inv some cases, it may not be convenient to mount the device uponv ,anv automobile bumper 24 with the funnel 25facing toward the upright I2. Accordingly in such cases, the bar 26 may be .positioned atthe front of the bumper instead of "at the back of the latter, in which case the upright' I2 willbedisposed nearest the radiator of the automobile. This position will be permitted because `the arm 8 carrying the upright I2 is JshcJ'1te11,i',ha`n'the remaining arms 8, and when the device is used in this way the funnel 25 may be set toface away from the upright I2 as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. In order to support the funnel when set in the dotted line position of Figure 1, the band member I3 of the clamping band has va. loop 30 fixed thereto at'a point-.diametrically opposite to the` upright I2 and in position to slidably receive the supporting bar 25. Also, this vloop 30 is threaded to receive the set screw 29 so that it may be tightened to impinge thebar 26 when positioned in said loop 30,' forsecuring the bar in the desired vertically adjusted position. In any position of use, the

funnel 25 Willcf course be disposed to face forwardly or in theline of travel of'theautomobile upon which the device is mounted. Y

From theforegoing,description, it is believed that the construction and operation or manner of use of the present invention will be readily understood andl appreciated by those skilled in the art.v .It is to be understood that 'changes may be made in the construction and ini the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided lsuchv changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims'. 1

' What I claim .as new is:

1. In combinatiom'a minnow bucket carrier, an elbow-shaped air delivery funnel, and means f to mount'said funnel uponand for'vertical ad- I including a base having radially adjustable jaws y to receive and retain min'now buckets of various sizes, an'upright'rigid with thebase,` an adjustable clamping band carried by said upright and ing a depending supporting bar pivoted thereto,

and means to connect said supporting bar to saidV upright for vertical adjustment latter. y

relative to the l WILLIAM FLOYD COLLIER. 

